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If a passion for freedom is not in vogue, patriots may sound the alarm till they are weary. The Act of Habeas Corpus, by which prisoners may insist on being brought to trial within a limited time, is the corner stone of our liberty.
— Horace Walpole
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The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
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